Program search device

• US 20070162935A1
• Filed: 02/03/2005
• Published: 07/12/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 02/10/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Matsutani, Atsushi
• Application Number:
  US10/586,922
• Publication Number:
  US 20070162935A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 725/52
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/39 for identifying broadcast space-time use of Electronic Programme Guides H04H60/72
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/46 for recognising users' preferences
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/48 for recognising items expressed in broadcast information
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/74 using programme related information, e.g. title, composer or interpreter

Abstract

A keyword showing the user'"'"'s preference in radio programs is registered, and the number of hits of the above keyword in each radio program is totalized based on on-air information and now-on-air information being broadcast content information. The number of hits of the keyword is displayed on a display 26. Thereby, the user can recognize that which radio program is a radio program having a strong tendency to provide information concerning the keyword. Thus, a radio program matching to the user'"'"'s preference can be shown to the above user.

Claims

1. A program search system comprising:

keyword registration means for registering a keyword for showing the user'"'"'s preference in broadcast programs;

communication means for receiving broadcast content information including the titles of said broadcast programs that will be broadcasted by one or more broadcasting stations; and

detection means for detecting the appearance frequency of said keyword by said broadcast programs, in the broadcast content information received by said communication means.

2. The program search system according to claim 1, wherein;

said detection means specifies a broadcast program according to the appearance frequency of said keyword.

3. The program search system according to claim 1, wherein;

said detection means generates the ranking of said broadcast programs in the descending order of the higher appearance frequency of said keyword.

4. The program search system according to claim 1, wherein:

search condition setting means for setting at least either one of the broadcasting period, the title and the broadcasting station of said broadcast program as a search condition is further included; and

said communication means transmits request information to request broadcast content information corresponding to said search condition set by said search condition setting means, from a storage device that stores broadcast content information including the broadcasting time and date and the titles of said broadcast programs that will be broadcasted by one or more broadcasting stations by the above broadcast programs, and also receives the broadcast content information transmitted from said storage device responding to the above request information.

5. The program search system according to claim 1, wherein:

said communication means transmits request information to request broadcast content information from a storage device that stores broadcast content information including the title of said broadcast program being broadcasted by one or more broadcasting stations, and also receives the broadcast content information transmitted from said storage device responding to the above request information;

storage means for storing said received broadcast content information is further included; and

said detection means detects the appearance frequency of said keyword by said broadcast programs, in the broadcast content information stored in said storage means.

6. The program search system according to claim 1, wherein:

said communication means receives electronic program listings formed by broadcast content information including the broadcasting time and date and the titles of said broadcast programs that will be broadcasted by one or more broadcasting stations; and

said detection means searches the broadcast content information included in said electronic program listings for broadcast content information including said keyword, and detects the appearance frequency of said keyword by said broadcast programs, in the broadcast content information that was obtained as the search result.

7. A program search system comprising:

a storage medium for storing broadcast content information including the broadcasting time and date and the title of a broadcast program that will be broadcasted by one or more broadcasting stations by the above broadcast programs;

receiving means for receiving search condition information to specify at least either one of the broadcasting period, the title and the broadcasting station name of said broadcast program as a search condition, and a keyword showing the user'"'"'s preference in said broadcast programs, from an external device;

search means for searching said storage medium for broadcast content information corresponding to said search condition, based on said search condition information received by said receiving means;

detection means for detecting the appearance frequency of said keyword by said broadcast programs, in the broadcast content information that was obtained as the search result by said search means; and

transmission means for transmitting information based on the appearance frequency of said keyword by said broadcast programs detected by said detection means, to said external device.

8. The program search system according to claim 7, wherein;

said detection means generates information to specify a broadcast program, according to the appearance frequency of said keyword.

9. The program search system according to claim 7, wherein;

said detection means generates the ranking of said broadcast programs in the descending order of the higher appearance frequency of said keyword.

10. A program search method comprising:

the keyword registration step of registering a keyword showing the user'"'"'s preference in broadcast programs;

the communication step of receiving broadcast content information including the titles of broadcast programs that will be broadcasted by one or more broadcasting stations; and

the detection step of detecting the appearance frequency of said keyword by said broadcast programs, in the broadcast content information received in said communication step.

11. A program search method comprising:

the storing step of storing broadcast content information including the broadcasting time and date and the title of a broadcast program that will be broadcasted by one or more broadcasting stations in a storage medium by the above broadcast programs;

the receiving step of receiving search condition information to specify at least either one of the broadcasting period, the title and the broadcasting station name of said broadcast program as a search condition, and a keyword for showing the user'"'"'s preference in said broadcast programs, from an external device;

the search step of searching said storage medium for broadcast content information corresponding to said search condition, based on said search condition information received in said receiving step;

detection step of detecting the appearance frequency of said keyword by said broadcast programs, in broadcast content information that was obtained as the search result in said search step; and

transmission step of transmitting information based on the appearance frequency of said keyword by said broadcast programs that was detected in said detecting step, to said external device.

12. A program search program to make an information processing unit execute:

the keyword registration step of registering a keyword showing the user'"'"'s preference in broadcast programs;

the communication step of receiving broadcast content information including the titles of said broadcast programs that will be broadcasted by one or more broadcasting stations; and

the detection step of detecting the appearance frequency of said keyword by said broadcast programs, in the broadcast content information received in said communication step.

13. A program search program to make an information processing unit execute:

the storing step of storing broadcast content information including the broadcasting time and date and the titles of the broadcast programs that will be broadcasted by one or more broadcasting stations in a storage medium, by the broadcast programs;

the receiving step of receiving search condition information to specify at least either one of the broadcasting period, the title and the broadcasting station name of said broadcasting program as a search condition, and a keyword showing the user'"'"'s preference in said broadcast programs, from an external device;

the search step of searching for broadcast content information corresponding to said search condition from said storage medium, based on said search condition information received in said receiving step;

the detection step of detecting the appearance frequency of said keyword by said broadcast programs, in the broadcast content information that was obtained as the search result in said search step; and

the transmission step of transmitting information based on the appearance frequency of said keyword by said broadcast programs detected in said detection step, to said external device.